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The median house price in Guyra is $480k, with units at $477k. House values have moved 13.0% a year compounded over five years.
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Guyra has an estimated 2,082 residents, up from 2,003 at the 2021 Census — a change of 79 people, or 3.9%. Growth has averaged 0.7% a year over five years. Fewer than ten people live on each square kilometre, across a boundary that takes in surrounding rural land. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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As of Aug 2026, the population of the suburb of Guyra is approximated at 2,082 residents, drawing on AreaSearch evaluations of updated ABS regional counts alongside new validated addresses since the Census. This represents an addition of 79 people (3.9%) compared to the 2,003 individuals documented in the 2021 Census. This adjustment stems from an Estimated Resident Population figure of 2,078 calculated via the ABS ERP update in June 2025, combined with 33 validated new addresses recorded after the Census date. With a density of 7.0 persons per square kilometer, the locality provides a spacious environment for its community.
Outpacing both the broader SA4 territory and the SA3 area (2.4%), the suburb of Guyra emerged as a regional growth leader with its 3.9% Census-to-date expansion, an outcome largely underpinned by overseas arrivals accounting for roughly 84.0% of recent population additions. Demographic modeling for the suburb of Guyra draws upon SA2-level figures published jointly by the ABS and Geoscience Australia in 2024 using 2022 baseline figures, supplemented by 2022 NSW State Government SA2 releases keyed to 2021 where necessary. Age-specific trajectories from these models are incorporated across all territories from 2032 to 2041. Looking forward, projections indicate the suburb of Guyra will outperform the median growth pace for regional Australia, adding 251 residents by 2041 under SA2 aggregate modeling, which corresponds to a total gain of 11.9% across the 16-year horizon.
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Residential construction in Guyra remains minimal, recording an annual mean of 2 building approvals, or 10 across the entire five-year span. Such constrained development volumes align with typical country localities, where building momentum is tempered by limited local requirements and existing service capacity. Given these modest approval totals, proportional movements and year-on-year variations can shift markedly due to single building projects. Building activity across Guyra tracks substantially below the figures observed in Rest of NSW as well as broader nationwide benchmarks. Residential additions have consisted exclusively of separate houses, preserving the locality's spacious rural character.
A ratio of 591 residents for every residential approval underlines this subdued, low-volume planning landscape. Projections indicate Guyra will gain 247 additional inhabitants by 2041 relative to the most recent quarterly calculation from AreaSearch. If building activity continues at its historical pace, the creation of new dwellings could fall short of resident inflows, which may intensify buyer competition and reinforce local property values.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks 61 current infrastructure and development projects close to Guyra, worth an estimated $26.7 billion. 14 are already under construction and 20 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, energy and transport & logistics. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Local economic momentum and regional outcomes are closely tied to the delivery of capital works, planning policies, and public infrastructure. In total 1 significant initiative has been catalogued by AreaSearch as having a direct local bearing. Prominent regional developments include Boorolong Wind Farm, New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ), Armidale Region Bridge Renewal Project, and Doughboy Wind Farm, with key details summarized below.
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New England Highway - Willow Tree to Uralla Safety Upgrade
Safety upgrades on the New England Highway between Willow Tree and Uralla as part of the Saving Lives on Country Roads program. Includes wider shoulders, wide centreline treatment, drainage upgrades, road rehabilitation, and surface improvements to improve safety and freight connectivity between Sydney and Brisbane.
The South Hill Estate
A residential subdivision project in the sought-after South Hill area of Armidale, offering modern residential lots with views over Armidale and surrounding landscape. The development is marketed by Armidale Town and Country Real Estate and provides quality residential opportunities in a desirable location minutes from Armidale CBD.
UNE Campus Master Plan 2017-2035
The University of New England Campus Master Plan 2017-2035 aims to unify the Armidale Campus through rejuvenated academic, residential, commercial, and sporting precincts. It focuses on fostering interaction among academics, researchers, and students with digitally dominant e-learning facilities and environmentally sustainable practices. Key features include new service corridors for smart microgrid management, reduction of electricity demand, increase in on-site renewable energy, transport upgrades, landscape infrastructure, and upgrading existing infrastructure. The plan is delivered progressively by UNE's Estate and Built Environment division subject to annual budgetary considerations, and now sits alongside the University's 2026-2035 Strategic Plan, which is also guiding recent capital works such as new clinical nursing laboratories on campus.
New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ)
EnergyCo is planning the New England REZ network infrastructure to connect solar, wind, and storage projects to the NSW electricity grid via new high-voltage transmission lines, energy hubs, and enabling infrastructure. The project remains in the planning phase with a refined 1km study corridor and a 250m EIS corridor following extensive community consultation. The EIS is expected to be publicly exhibited in the second half of 2026, with a preferred network operator commitment deed anticipated in late 2027 and Stage 1 operations targeted for 2032.
Armidale Retail Precinct Expansion
Proposed expansion of the Girraween Shopping Centre to include additional retail spaces, supermarket, and community facilities. Current research indicates this project may be inactive or not proceeding as originally planned. The existing centre houses Harvey Norman, Dominos Pizza, BWS, Australia Post agency, and other services.
Armidale Hospital Redevelopment
The $60 million Armidale Hospital Redevelopment featured a new four-storey building that significantly expanded healthcare capacity for the New England region. Key additions included a state-of-the-art emergency department, medical inpatient unit, intensive care unit, surgical department with four operating theatres, and a central sterilising department. The project also delivered improved patient accommodation and a dedicated short-stay carpark, supporting over 50,000 residents.
Armidale East Mall Revitalisation
A comprehensive revitalisation project to transform the East Mall section of Beardy Street into a vibrant public space. The project includes flexible shared spaces, improved vehicular and pedestrian access, increased parking from 15 to 36 spaces, new street furniture, improved lighting, WiFi, CCTV, landscaping, outdoor dining opportunities, bicycle parking stations, car/bike charging stations, raised pedestrian intersections, tree plantings, potential public art, and heritage-sensitive design elements. Detailed concept plans were endorsed by Council in May 2024; Council is seeking grant funding for detailed design and construction.
Armidale Region Bridge Renewal Project
An ongoing project to replace aged timber bridges throughout the Armidale region with new concrete structures. Specific bridges being upgraded include Boorolong Creek Bridge, Bakers Creek Bridge, and Laura Creek Bridge.
1,102 residents of Guyra are employed, from a labour force of 1,147. Unemployment sits at 3.9%, with participation at 64.9%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 5.1% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 1,597, about 77% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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Guyra maintains a balanced labour market covering both manual and professional vocations across diverse industries, alongside an unemployment rate of 3.9% based on AreaSearch statistical aggregations. By March 2026, employed residents reached 1,102, with local joblessness sitting 0.2% lower than the 4.1% recorded across Regional NSW, supported by a 64.9% labour participation level (compared to 60.6% across Regional NSW). Working from home accounted for 14.0% of local workers in Census records, though pandemic restrictions during that period may have influenced this outcome. The primary employment fields for local workers are agriculture, forestry & fishing, health care & social assistance, and retail trade.
The workforce displays heavy industry concentration in agriculture, forestry & fishing, claiming an employment proportion 5.4 times that of the broader region. Conversely, accommodation & food accounts for merely 3.1% of the workforce in Guyra relative to 7.8% throughout Regional NSW. Comparing local resident worker counts against the Census working population suggests local job openings remain relatively scarce within the immediate vicinity. Synthesised ABS and SALM figures compiled by AreaSearch indicate that over the 12-month span to March 2026, Guyra experienced a 2.4% contraction in its labour force alongside a 3.9% reduction in total employment, driving a 1.5 percentage point increase in joblessness. Over the identical timeframe, Regional NSW saw workforce size dip by 0.4% and employment fall by 0.9%, resulting in a 0.5 percentage point increase. Looking ahead, Jobs and Skills Australia national forecasts from Mar-26 provide perspective on potential future recruitment requirements. Nationally, employment is anticipated to increase by 6.6% across five years and 13.7% over a decade, with distinct trajectories by industry. Applying these sectoral forecasts to Guyra's industry profile suggests local positions could expand by 5.1% in five years and 11.5% across ten years, representing an illustrative weighted extrapolation that does not incorporate bespoke regional population models.
Frequently Asked Questions - Employment
Median household income in Guyra is $1,040 a week (about $54,000 a year), with median personal income at $639 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $40,002 a year against an average of $50,311. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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ATO figures compiled by AreaSearch for financial year 2023 place taxpayer earnings in the suburb of Guyra below national benchmarks. Middle-bracket taxable income stands at $40,002 with mean taxable earnings reaching $50,311, compared against Regional NSW metrics of $52,390 and $65,215 respectively. Factoring in the 10.32% rise in the Wage Price Index since financial year 2023, local incomes are estimated at $44,130 for median earners and $55,503 on average by March 2026. Across household, family, and individual brackets, Census earnings in Guyra sit within the 4th to 17th percentiles nationally.
The largest single group comprises 641 residents (30.8%) generating between $400 - 799 weekly, contrasting with metropolitan areas where the $1,500 - 2,999 cohort forms the largest share at 29.9%. Tighter household budgets are evident, with 40.8% of households bringing in under $800 weekly. Residual income following accommodation expenses stands at 86.3%, placing the area in the 7th percentile nationally.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Guyra had 724 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 96% detached houses and 2% apartments. 26% are owned with a mortgage, 28% rented and 46% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,170 a month. Rent absorbs 25.0% of household income here and mortgage repayments 26.0%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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According to Census records, Guyra's housing landscape is heavily dominated by detached houses at 95.8%, with semi-detached properties, units, and other formats comprising 4.1%, whereas Regional NSW records 82.6% standalone houses and 17.4% alternative dwellings. Outright ownership in Guyra reaches 46.2%, comfortably above the regional benchmark, while remaining properties are divided between rental agreements (28.1%) and active mortgages (25.7%). Housing costs remain modest: median monthly home loan payments stand at $1,170 against $1,733 in Regional NSW and an Australian benchmark of $1,863, while typical weekly rent sits at $260, compared to $330 regionally and $375 across the country.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Guyra counted 724 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 2.3 people each. 23% are couples with children, fewer than in 76% of areas nationally, against 29% couples without children. 33% of households are people living alone, and families average 2.1 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Families constitute the primary living arrangement, representing 63.4% of homes, including child-free couples at 28.9%, households with children at 23.3%, and single-parent homes at 9.8%. The balance of 36.6% consists of non-family residences, where single-person homes make up 32.6% and shared group dwellings account for 4.0%. The typical household size sits at 2.3 individuals, slightly below the Regional NSW standard of 2.4.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
16.1% of adults in Guyra hold a university qualification, including 11.7% with a bachelor degree and 2.3% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 33.2% hold a vocational qualification. 2 schools serve the area, with 376 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 957 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Tertiary educational attainment in the locality presents development opportunities, with 16.1% holding university credentials compared to the statewide figure of 32.2% across NSW. Bachelor degrees form the largest segment at 11.7%, complemented by postgraduate qualifications at 2.3% and graduate diplomas at 2.1%. Practical and vocational training is prevalent, with 41.8% of inhabitants aged 15+ possessing vocational credentials, including certificates (33.2%) and advanced diplomas (8.6%). Current learning engagement is robust across the community, with 33.8% of all residents participating in formal education programmes. Broken down by sector, 14.2% attend primary schools, 10.5% are enrolled in secondary studies, and 1.7% are engaged in higher tertiary coursework.
Frequently Asked Questions - Education
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Public transport in Guyra reaches 78 stops on 12 routes, timetabled for about 130 services a week. The typical home sits about 150 m from its nearest stop. Households keep an average of 1.4 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transit infrastructure in Guyra features 78 operational points across combined train and bus networks, served by 12 distinct routes providing 128 weekly scheduled passenger services. Physical transit access is strong, with an average distance of 154 meters to the closest stop. Outbound travel characterizes the local workforce, with private motor vehicles being the primary commute mode for 89% of workers, alongside 5% walking and 5% traveling by bus. Private car ownership stands at 1.4 vehicles per residence. Census records from 2021 showed 14.0% working from home, which may have been influenced by prevailing COVID-19 settings.
Transit schedules across all local routes deliver an average volume of 18 trips per day, translating to approximately 1 weekly trips per individual boarding location.
Frequently Asked Questions - Transport
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63.2% of residents in Guyra report no long-term health condition, a less healthy profile than 79% of areas nationally. 5.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 46.9% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 7.0 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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AreaSearch evaluations of mortality and chronic disease trends indicate meaningful healthcare challenges for Guyra, with common ailments prevalent across older and younger residents alike. Private health insurance participation is notably low, encompassing roughly 47% of the community (~976 people), whereas Regional NSW registers 51.9% and the national rate reaches 55.7%. Arthritis and asthma represent the most widespread health conditions locally, recorded among 11.0 and 9.2% of residents respectively, while 63.2% reported having no long-term medical conditions, closely matching the 63.3% benchmark for Regional NSW. Working-age residents experience elevated rates of chronic illness, whereas the 535 people aged 65 and over (25.7% of the locality, exceeding the 23.3% regional level) achieve above-average health results and stronger national standing relative to the broader local demographic.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
Guyra is largely Australian-born, at 91.2% of residents, with 5.9% speaking a language other than English at home. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (35.8%) and English (31.6%). 6.2% of residents identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity metrics for Guyra register below broader averages, with Australian citizenship at 82.1%, domestic-born inhabitants making up 91.2%, and 94.1% using exclusively English at home. Christianity represents the predominant faith, accounting for 67.6% of residents compared to 55.9% across Regional NSW. Looking at parental birthplaces, the primary ancestral backgrounds in Guyra are Australian at 35.8% (outpacing the regional level of 30.0%), English at 31.6%, and Scottish at 7.9%. Other distinct demographic representations include Australian Aboriginal community members at 6.2% (compared to 4.6% regionally), along with Vietnamese at 0.3% (against 0.1%) and Hungarian at 0.2% (against 0.2%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Guyra is 44, older than 76% of areas nationally. 25.1% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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Guyra displays an age distribution broadly consistent with Regional NSW, showing a maximum variance of 2.4 percentage points. The median age is calculated by AreaSearch at 44 as at August 2026, holding steady with the 2021 Census result, sitting 1 year higher than the Regional NSW Census figure of 43 and above the national Census median of 38. Since the Census, the 25 - 44 age cohort rose from 21.0% to an estimated 22.4%. Concurrently, the 5 to 14 bracket contracted from 13.7% to an estimated 11.1%, while youth aged 15 to 24 grew from 10.9% to 12.8% without incoming growth in earlier childhood brackets.
Through to 2041, seniors aged 65+ are projected to experience the highest numeric expansion, increasing by 125 residents (23%) to reach 660, whereas younger generations and school-age groups are projected to diminish.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Guyra
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, Local governments Daily | May 2026 5 months ago all 2 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated May 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 33 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (2,003 at the 2021 Census → 2,082 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to Aug 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (SAL11829). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.